Teac P-55 CA User manual

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P-55 CA
Durable against color fading, water and scratch
Print on different size card by replacing the adaptor
2010.04 Rev.: A.0D
http://www.teac.de
Card printer
Print on large size card with photo quality
Photo quality print by Thermal Re-transfer technology with Dye-Sublimation ribbon
Durable print surface by over coating
Specifications
Computer requirements
External view and dimensions
Model name P-55 CA
Printing method Thermal re-transfer technology with Dye-Sub. ribbon
Print Resolution 400dpi, variable dot technology
Print quality 24bit full color, 256 gradation levels per YMCK
Maximum printable area 125mm x 88 mm
Image loading capacity One (1) image
Printing speed Approx. 65sec/print (*1)
Ribbon capacity
(prints/ribbon)
Ink ribbon
TFR ribbon
Card loading method Tray loading
Interface Printer USB 2.0 compliant (Hi-Speed support)
Parallel (ECP-ready) conforming to IEEE1284
Status STATUS AUX (unique interface)
Supported Operating System
Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows Vista / Win7
Power
Requirements
100 to 120VAC +/-10%, 50/60Hz
200V line 220 to 240VAC +/-10%, 50/60Hz
Power Consumption (operating) Approx. 500W (max.)
External Dimensions 302mm (W) x 242mm (H)(including feet) x 400mm (D)
Weight Approx. 22kg (including ribbons)
Operating
Environment
15degC to 30degC
Humidity 30% to 70% (no condensation)
*1 Printing speed may differ according to the operating environment
PC running above mentioned OS with either USB 2.0 port or Parallel port
Pentium III 500MHz or faster CPU with 256MB RAM
More than 100MB free space on HDD
(Store the image files require additional free space)
Bundled Accessories
● Utility Software CD-ROM x1
(Instruction manual, Printer driver, Label Editor software)
● USB Cable x1
● Dye-Submimation Photo R i b b o n s e t (*2) x1
Dye-Sub Photo Ink Ribbon + Dye-Sub Photo TFR Ribbon)
● AC Cable set x1
● Before Getting Started x1
● Blank Card (125mm x 88mm) x1
*2 Photo Ribbon set is bundled with the printer
Options
Ribbons (*3)
Model name Description Contents
Photo Ink Ribbon TFR Ribbon
Photo Ribbon set Dye-Sub. Photo Ribbon set 1 roll 1 roll
*3 Both Ink Ribbon and TFR Ribbon are required for printing
The Ribbon set
Cartridge (*4)
Model name Description Applicable Ribbon
Photo Ink Ribbon TFR Ribbon
Cartridge INK For Photo Ink Ribbon Yes
Cartridge TFR For TFR Ribbon Yes
*4: Please use correct cartridge according to above table
Card adaptor
125mm x 88mm (bundled with the printer)
98mm x 67mm (CR-100)
Blank Card
125mm×88 mm
98mm x 67mm (CR-100)
Unit: mm
524
222 302 400
128
52 8
0
4
5
1
302
242
Ink Ribbon TFR Ribbon
IPhoto nk Ribbon
Photo Ink Ribbon Cartridge for
Photo Ink Ribbon
Cartridge for
Photo Ink Ribbon
Installation of
Ribbons/Cartridges
Cartridge for
TFR Ribbon
TFR Ribbon
Cartridge
for TFR Ribbon
Print samples
TEAC Europe GmbH
CAUTION Thatmay cause the fire, the electricleakage orthe trouble.
limited by the copyright and other laws or by the license agreement made by and between the copyright holders
and users. TEAC has no responsibility for copyright infringement as a result of reproductions of copyrighted
works made by users of this product.
Photo
Approx. 500
Approx. 500
100V line
Temperature

ard Printer P-55 A
P-55 A realizes the high quality full color print
by Thermal Re-transfer technology with.
Supports multiple barcode format
(e.g.JAN, EAN, ode39, QR etc.)
TEA ard Printing Software (TEA Media
Label Editor) supports basic functions
such as image and text print.
Also supports barcode and decorated text.
(radius,shade etc.)
Barcode menu
Supports text decoration(raduis, shade etc.)
Text decoration menu
Supports list loading( SV file)for
individual contents(e.g. picture, text etc.)
List loading
At first, print the image(color by color)on TFR Ribbon at A. Then transfer the complete image on the card at B.
Thermal Re-Transfer Print
Supply
TFR Ribbon
Ink Ribbon
Take up
Supply Take up
ard
AB
Internal view
Full color high quality print
Water resistant, durable against the scratch
over coating function.
Over-coating function
Standard card adaptor (bundled) is 125mm x 88mm.
ard adaptor for R-100 (98mm x 67mm) is also available.(option)
The larger size card realizes more visible card.
Able to put more information on the larger surface.
Optional card adaptor for R-100(98mm x 67mm)
Basic operation,
Status and error display
■Print speed
Approx. 65sec/card
( ard size 125mm x 88mm)
Printer tray will be ejected
automatically while printing
P-55 A uses Dye-Sublimation photo ribbon for printing.
Dye-Sublimation color ribbon realizes photo quality print.
Advantages of Dye-Sublimation printing
Outline
Photo print
Text print
Fading/Durability
ost per print
Print with vaporized ink
Suitable for high defintion image print
by 256 gradation levels per color
Very good
Good
Good
Good
Dye-sublimation print
Sample cards
redit card size
(54mm×86mm)
125mm×88mm
98mm×67mm ( R-100)
ard Printing Software
Water resistant and durable against scratch by overcoat.
Strong point